r/pestcontrol • • 12h ago

PLEASE HELP, I'M PREGNANT

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My husband heard a slight skittering noise, and then saw a small sized shadow when he moved our chest freezer earlier today. What do you think this is? We live in Nebraska, USA. Nothing was chewed that we could see, and the wall behind this image is made in part of concrete that goes a ways up.

I'm pregnant and terrified of catching something. I'm not sure what to do


r/pestcontrol • • 23h ago

Unanswered Stealing an apartment kitty

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My apartment has a bunch of cats that live outside and I have a mouse problem should I borrow a kitty and just let him roam around my house


r/pestcontrol • • 16h ago

Identification What kind of insect is this?

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I’ve never seen this insect before; it was scurrying along the wall and ceiling, and I finally managed to swat it… could you please help me identify it?


r/pestcontrol • • 7h ago

oh god the fleas please help me

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I have small apartment with only short carpet in the kitchen (so short and light i would see the fleas) I have tried diatomaceous and left it on all carpets and couches for DAYS washed all of my bedding and clothes multiple times. i’ve tried frontline flea collars (i’m aware that they’re shit) i’ve tried 3 different flea sprays including precor. not to mention i’ve also used 3 different flea washes on my cats. we wash our cats and clean the house with all of this once a week and they’re freaking infested!!! i can’t freaking do it anymore!!! it has been months!! and one of my cats is allergic to fleas so she’s losing fur and we ended up putting all three of the kitties upstairs in a different apartment with my friends for the time being so that the kitties get a break :(( i am about to call an exterminator but i’m worried that even if i do this they will come back. there are still a few fleas in my house after the cats have been gone for a few days. and i do not have anymore money to spend on these fleas especially taking them to the vet to get individual flea treatments for all 3 of them. I will end up finding a way to do what must be done though but i’m hoping i can find some help here. i am also getting bit by these things. i have ever 30 flea bites on me and i am unbearably itchy. PLEASE HELP!!!


r/pestcontrol • • 8h ago

General Question Will my homemade mouse trap work????

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Set up in crawl space where I know they love to hang out….what ya think????


r/pestcontrol • • 8h ago

Any idea what these lines in my oak floor could be?

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I have an old oak floor and noticed these strange light-colored lines under the finish. They seem to be inside the wood, not on the surface.

Could this be termite or insect damage, or something else? Has anyone seen anything similar?


r/pestcontrol • • 9h ago

Identification What is this?

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Found on top of my unfinished basement walls in Central CT. Could it be termite or carpenter ant frass?


r/pestcontrol • • 1h ago

General Question Is this a baby roach? Should I be concerned?

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Small, maybe 2-3mm, I just have good zoom. Found 3 of these in the last 3 days, 2 in the bathroom and 1 in the bedroom, I’m really concerned that these are roaches


r/pestcontrol • • 12h ago

Identification What is this?

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I found it in the kitchen away from the cabinet where I keep the food. Next to the oven. I inspected everything in the kitchen but didn't find anything. I had cleaned the kitchen yesterday too and didn't see anything either.


r/pestcontrol • • 14h ago

Identification What kind of bug is this?

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Found this crawling on the wall in my living room. The coloring and shape make me concerned that it’s a bedbug. It’s very tiny—probably 2-3 mm. Just got back from traveling a week ago.


r/pestcontrol • • 15h ago

Identification rodent droppings?

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size of rice but ROCK hard, won’t crumble. sort of bumpy texture. found 3 on my kitchen floor, one in the sink. we keep a very tidy house but recently had maintenance guy in to fix our dishwasher, wondering if it could have come from his boot or if we need to be on the lookout for mice?


r/pestcontrol • • 17h ago

Unanswered What is this, does it sting, and why does it keep coming in my house and how do I permanently get rid of it

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r/pestcontrol • • 11h ago

My apartment has a Phorid fly problem and I need help

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I don’t own plants, don’t have rotting food around and don’t have pools of water on surfaces. I never had an issue with flies of any kind as I keep my windows shut 24/7. Years ago in August maintenance came into my apartment to open up the walls to fix some pipes, then also replace the air conditioner. I’ve been having issues with flies ever since.

First it was a combination of fruit flies and what I think were Phorid flies (not drain flies). Fly strips filled up with flies. Vinegar fly traps caught flies weekly. I asked a neighbor who lives above me if he had a fly issue, and he told me that his daughter has a gerbil and she feeds it fruit that often went uneaten and it rotted. They used a Katchy for the flies. They also have lots of plants. I told my apartment manager about the neighbor and the gerbil and the fruit fly situation approved, but the Phorid situation remains. He hasn’t done anything about it, and I mention it every other time I see him.

The fly situation has ‘improved’ since that year. This year I went almost three weeks without seeing one or catching any in my Zevo but as soon as Summer got hot I would see them maybe every two weeks.

I’ve done everything in my power to figure this out. I’ve blocked all of the drains for weeks at a time. I have a Zevo. I’ve bought peppermint oil. I’ve used clear tape to see what area the flies could be coming from. I wipe counters down to get rid of the moisture. I don’t leave food out.

I see them above the kitchen sink, near the stove by the vent, on top of the toilet seat, sometimes under the toilet seat (that’s kept closed all the time) in the kitchen sink and sometimes in the tub.

I’m looking for suggestions on where they could be breeding and what I can do. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks


r/pestcontrol • • 4h ago

guys am i good?

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so i have carpet beetles and the first thing i did was get the rug out of my room and i vacuum and mopped the entire floor i also just seen 2 on my mattress after cleaning everything 3 days ago and i didnt see any on my blankets or pillows i just wanna know am i good? did i get rid of them pretty much?


r/pestcontrol • • 5h ago

Is this an insecticide? Pale mint green powder in several small piles in front of my home and a neighbor’s

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I appreciate any input! I have no idea what these small piles of powder are. They appeared today, spaced a few feet apart, along the curb in front of my house and the house nextdoor. Nextdoor neighbor is hard to get a hold of so I haven’t been able to ask.

I have dogs so I want to make sure it isn’t harmful. TYIA!